PROFILE

PERSONAL
Date of Birth: October 1, 1944
Married, 3 daughters

EDUCATION
Graduated from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law, in 1968.
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (Medford, Massachusetts, U.S.A.): Majored in international relations (1974-1975)

CAREER
1986 – Present

〇 The Private Sector
– Representative Attorney at Law of Harada International Law Office (October 2015 – Present)

〇 The Parliament and Government of Japan
– Member of the House of Representatives (February 1990 – October 2021) Elected eight times.
– Minister of the Environment (October 2018 – September 2019)
– Minister of State for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness (October 2018 – September 2019)
– Chairman, Special Committee on Consumer Affairs, the House of Representatives
– Chairman, Committee on Financial Affairs, the House of Representatives
– Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs, the House of Representatives
– State Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
– Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health and Welfare

〇 The Liberal Democratic Party
– Chairperson, Personnel Committee
– Chairperson, Research Commission on Market Competitiveness Policy
– Chairperson, Headquarters for Regional Diplomatic and Economic Partnership
– Chairperson, Committee on Analysis of International Information

1968 – 1985
– Official Secretary to Mr. Michio Watanabe, the then Minister of International Trade and Industry (MITI) (1985)
– Several Directors of the MITI including the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy and the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency under the MITI (1970-1984)
– Joined the MITI (1970)
– Joined Nippon Steel Corporation (former Yawata Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.) (1968)

AREA OF INTEREST
+ Diplomacy and National Security
+ Energy Policy
+ Economy and Finance
+ Education
+ Local Development